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Metallurgists are generally viewed as sterile scientists in labs or burly metalworkers, but generally aren't credited with being prone to 'flights of fancy' or overactive imaginations. There's now a possibility, however that metallurgists could be...

Sometimes, even without regular prompting from West Yorkshire Steel, it's obvious to even casual passers-by how important steel has been, not only as a conduit for technological advancement in its own right, but also the...

West Yorkshire Steel have always taken a level of pride in their knowledge of metallurgy and engineering steels, we know that steel has been part of not only its own revolution but has supported every...

Metallurgy and specifically ironwork has a wonderful and rich history going back thousands of years to early metalworkers, discoveries by Roman craftsmen in 'good iron' (now our favourite material, steel), to the more modern scientific...

Many items around the home owe a lot to the metallurgy that helped produce them, but have now become so everyday and commonplace that we no longer appreciate them or place any thought into how...

  Steel has played a huge part in Sheffield's industrial history, but some grades deserve a little extra recognition. One of them is high manganese steel: an extraordinary material that actually becomes harder the more...

'Steel' brings up a myriad of images, everything from the heat and noise of a Victorian foundry, through the stainless surgical implements that are used in hospitals worldwide every day and ending up at the...

One of the immutable truths of the world is that there's always the right tool for the job, but something that's often overlooked is the tool itself. Not only does the tool need to be...

Recently I was lucky enough to be invited to sail a 44' yacht from Oban in Scotland to go and explore the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides. On the second day the coast guard...